Bracketology 1/26/18

The most surprising result of the night was Penn State winning in Columbus, handing Ohio State their first loss in Big Ten play. The Buckeyes only have two wins over tournament teams, both on their home court, so the addition of a tier 3 loss drops them from a 5 to a 7.

Elsewhere, Utah won in Tempe, moving the Utes closer to the field and dropping Arizona State. With how weak the Pac-12 is, it'll be difficult for the Sun Devils to fight their way back up to a protected seed.

1: Villanova, Virginia, Duke, Purdue
2: Xavier, Kansas, Oklahoma, Cincinnati
3: West Virginia, North Carolina, Clemson, Auburn
4: Texas Tech, Arizona, Michigan State, Seton Hall
5: TCU, Miami (FL), Creighton, Tennessee
6: Florida, Rhode Island, Wichita State, Arizona State
7: Texas, Kentucky, St. Mary's, Ohio State
8: Gonzaga, Nevada, Michigan, Louisville
9: Providence, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Florida State
10: Butler, Kansas State, Houston, Alabama
11: USC, Boise State, (Missouri/Marquette), (Middle Tennessee/LSU)
12: Western Kentucky, New Mexico State, Louisiana, Murray State
13: East Tennessee State, Northern Kentucky, Vermont, South Dakota
14: Buffalo, Loyola Chicago, Montana, UC Santa Barbara
15: Northeastern, Bucknell, Princeton, Florida Gulf Coast
16: Canisius, Winthrop, (Wagner/Nicholls State), (Bethune Cookman/Arkansas-Pine Bluff)

First Four Out: Georgia, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State
Next Four Out: North Carolina State, Utah, SMU, Syracuse
Also Considered: Virginia Tech, Washington, Western Kentucky, Baylor, UCLA, New Mexico State, Penn State, Oregon, Maryland, St. Bonaventure, Mississippi State

Moving In: LSU
Moving Out: SMU
Removed from Consideration: Colorado, UCF, BYU